cifre
See also: cifré
Italian
Noun
cifre f
- plural of cifra
Middle English
Alternative forms
- siphre, syphyr, sypher, cyffre
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French cyfre, cyffre, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsifrə/, /ˈsifər/
Noun
cifre
- The mathematical symbol or figure 0, representing the number zero.
- (rare) Any symbol or figure used in mathematics.
- (figuratively, rare) Something that improves something else's worth despite being without worth alone.
Descendants
- English: cipher, cypher
References
- “cifre (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-16.
Portuguese
Verb
cifre
- first-person singular present subjunctive of cifrar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of cifrar
- third-person singular imperative of cifrar
Spanish
Verb
cifre
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cifrar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cifrar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cifrar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of cifrar.